White Mesa
White Mesa rises to 1,842 m in New Mexico. Ruiz Peak stands 2,778 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Colorado Plateau Historic Marker, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Sandoval County, Utah, United States.
Wikidata Q49089353, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,842 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 20.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 21.0 mi off the Corrales Road
- 20.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ojito Wilderness Overlook · 7 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 24 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 25 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Mesa: 3.8 mi
- Cucho Mesa: 4.9 mi
- Mesa Cuchilla: 5.1 mi
- Cerrito Negro: 5.3 mi
- Bernalillito Mesa: 7.1 mi
- Ojito Wilderness Study Area: 9.3 mi
- Mariposa Park: 13.8 mi
- Monarch Park: 14.2 mi
- Roadrunner Park: 15.1 mi
- King Mesa Meadows Park: 15.8 mi
- Hoodoos: 2.9 mi
- Petroglyphs: 6.1 mi
- Replica of a prehistoric Jerez fieldhouse: 8.8 mi
- Walatoa Slot Canyon: 9.3 mi
- Guadalupe Box: 13.8 mi
- Spanish Queen Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Jemez Canyon Dam Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 22.2 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 22.5 mi
- Rincon Picnic Ground: 23.1 mi
- Holy Ghost Spring: 14.3 mi
- McCauley Warm Spring: 22.2 mi
- Ojo Frio: 23.7 mi
- Jones Canyon Spring: 24.8 mi
- Rams: 20.4 mi
- Marian Shrine: 21.3 mi
- Cibola High Painted Parking Spaces: 24.4 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 21.0 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 21.0 mi
- Jones Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 24.5 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 9.0 mi
- Bear Jump: 21.9 mi
- Cabezon: 17.3 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 21.9 mi
- Jemez Falls: 22.2 mi
- Corrales Historical Society: 23.6 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of White Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruiz Peak | NE 50° | 2,778 m | 19.4 mi |
| Cerro del Pino | NE 37° | 2,752 m | 19.3 mi |
| Pajarito Peak | NNW 346° | 2,749 m | 11.3 mi |
| Cerro la Jara | NE 54° | 2,711 m | 20.1 mi |
| Tres Cerros | NE 53° | 2,709 m | 18.6 mi |
| Joaquin Mesa | N 358° | 2,590 m | 16.0 mi |
| Bear Springs Peak | ENE 57° | 2,472 m | 16.8 mi |
| Borrego Mesa | NE 45° | 2,415 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:19 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jemez Springs, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 896510 — White Mesa, Sandoval County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357581929
Day trips start here
- Bernalillo · 22 mi
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